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Hurst Street closed to make way for alfresco dining experience and aid COVID-19 recovery
A key road in Birmingham will be closed on weekends from Saturday 15 August to create an alfresco eating and drinking area designed to help businesses recover from COVID-19. Southside…
John Lewis flagship Birmingham store to close as company announces 1,300 jobs at risk
John Lewis has announced it is permanently closing its Birmingham department store in Grand Central, with no plans to reopen as the coronavirus lockdown eases. The announcement comes a day…
Meet the Birmingham volunteers creating scrubs for NHS staff still without basic PPE
A group of Birmingham women have stepped in to provide NHS workers with essential scrubs, as the government continues to fall short of delivering vital PPE to frontline staff. Despite being hit financially…
“I can’t pay my bills” – UK’s self-employed freelancers respond to government coronavirus plans
As the government responds to short term financial fears of millions of UK workers due to the coronavirus crisis, self-employed freelancers react with shock as they feel ignored by the government's suggestion…
Cherry Reds closes after attempting takeaway service during coronavirus outbreak
A popular Birmingham city centre cafe has closed its doors after attempts to keep going by providing takeaway meals could have made it difficult for staff to benefit from the government's…
Birmingham supermarket shelves left bare as coronavirus panic-buying continues
Birmingham's supermarkets have been left mostly bare as customer panic buying continues due to the coronavirus threat. In what has been unprecedented during peacetime and outside of the annual Christmas chaos, shops are not only…
Birmingham Hare & Hounds venue shuts down amid coronavirus crisis
Iconic Birmingham pub Hare & Hounds has announced it will close its doors in a bid to curb the potential spread of coronavirus. Following government advice about large gatherings and…
Star City in Birmingham on lockdown following mass brawl with “70 people fighting”
The Star City complex in Birmingham is on lockdown after reports of a mass brawl at Vue Cinema involving machetes, resulting in police making arrests. Police and other emergency services arrived at the scene…
Retail stores in West Brom are being taken over by actors for live interactive storytelling
A free mini theatre festival is set to take place in West Bromwich this weekend, with performances being held in actively running businesses. Actors and music artists are taking their talent…
Black musician Soweto Kinch ejected from London restaurant amid claims of racial profiling
An Italian pizza restaurant in London has become embroiled in a race row with an award-winning jazz musician from Birmingham over claims he was mistreated and removed from the premises because of…